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laptop slow application issues

My laptop is slow doing things , ie loading up.
Had a call from "Microsoft Support" saying they can fix it but need to access my laptop.
They got me top open up Eventviewer and on the Application page there are
Warning and Error TYPES. Can anybody tell me whats wrong and how to fix please?

Microsoft never call people,this is attempted scam. Everyone has issues in event viewer, most of which can be ignored. Do run Superantispyware and Malawarebytes to look for malware (Both available as free downloads); defragment; run CCleaner to get rid of internet bloat; have a look at the programmes you have on the start by Start/msconfig/startup; onl keep essential programmes as others can be launched when you want them.

Wanted to download a "tool" but I asked for validation as to who they were and got aphone no. 0161 408 6026 and also googled the detail they were getting me to enter which was www.support.me and google said it was a scam.
What about the Errors of WARNING and ERROR in applications ?

Wanted to download a "tool" but I asked for validation as to who they were and got aphone no. 0161 408 6026 and also googled the detail they were getting me to enter which was www.support.me and google said it was a scam.
What about the Errors of WARNING and ERROR in applications ?

c) Clean the registry -- Use the tool in Crap Cleaner its very safe and also allows you to back up the registry first.

d) Pagefile (Virtual Memory) -- Right click MY Computer - select properties - Advanced tab - Performance -
advanced tab - Virtual memory click change, you can put the page file on a different drive (if you have one), click
custom size and set Initial size to one and a half times the amount of memory you have fitted i.e. 512MB memory
= set to 768MB, set maximum to double your memory amount i.e. 512MB memory = 1024MB click ok.
If your hard drive is full and there is not enough room for the pagefile this can slow down, freeze or even cause the
PC to crash (restart).

e) Cut down on the programs that load at start up -- Start - Run type msconfig - start up tab- untick everything except for firewall, antivirus and antispyware

ii) If you are using Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 it's a good idea to convert your system drive to the NTFS file system if you have not already. In addition to providing numerous security and data recovery improvements over FAT32 (the file system of choice for Windows 9x/ME and XP Home) it can also speed up your system slightly.

In fact, the only real reason for sticking with the FAT32 file system for any of your data is if you have more than one operating system on your PC and the other OS's can only see FAT32 partitions (as would be the case with Windows 98, for example, which is incapable of reading NTFS data).

To convert your drives to NTFS:
Right click on 'my computer' and select 'manage'
From the computer management window, expand storage and select 'disk management.'
Using the 'file system' column of the upper pane of this window, you can easily check what file system each of your logical drives is using. Make a note of this information.
Now open a command prompt window by going to 'start\run' and typing 'cmd'
To convert a disk to NTFS, type 'convert (drive letter): /fs:ntfs'
So for example, if you were going to convert your C: drive, you would type 'Convert c: /fs:ntfs' at the prompt.

b) Drivers
Obtain the newest drivers for your hardware
This may seem a bit obvious, but keeping your system's drivers up to date can give both your performance and stability a boost. Video card manufacturers release updates especially often, and these can often give "significant boosts" to gaming performance as video card in question is "optimized."

Don't neglect the other components of your system either. Your motherboard manufacturer may have released newer versions of its Input/output drivers for your board, and sound cards and other peripherals can also benefit from newer software.

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